At Spiritus, leadership begins with love

1:09 AM,
Apr. 27, 2010

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It's been 13 years since the Rev. Jim Callan and the now Rev. Mary Ramerman split with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester over a variety of practices and issues at Corpus Christi parish on East Main Street.

Callan had been pastor at the church since 1976, and Ramerman had been a pastoral associate since 1983. They had built a vibrant congregation in what was a dying parish. But they were unable to resolve their differences with the diocese and Callan was excommunicated. They, and many of their parishioners, started a new church - Spiritus Christi, now housed in the Downtown United ...